In Which Chris Matthews Goes Too Far (Again)

By Megan Garber   Jul 25, 2008 at 03:48 PM

Chris Matthews likes Tom Ridge. Like, a lot. As in, really, really thinks he's great. At least, one can't help... More

Barack-toberfest Metaphor-o-ama!

Oh, how clever the media got in describing Obama’s Berlin speech

By Megan Garber   Jul 25, 2008 at 02:43 PM

When everyone’s talking about something, it can be hard to find new ways to describe it. But fear not, dear... More

Polling Questions: Sly Like A Fox

By Megan Garber   Jul 25, 2008 at 10:07 AM

Fox News has conducted a poll, promisingly entitled, "Does Obama Get Better Treatment by the Press?" Well, we were, of... More

And…the NRO Weighs in on Barack-toberfest

By Megan Garber   Jul 25, 2008 at 08:52 AM

This from National Review Online' s Jim Geraghty: 'There comes a time when we heed a certain call.' There was... More

Stewart Weighs in on Barack-toberfest

By Megan Garber   Jul 25, 2008 at 08:26 AM

Are the media in the tank for Herr Obama? Jon Stewart says "Ja." More

Novak, Chapter Two: In Which Our Prince of Darkness Finds Himself Aggrieved

By Megan Garber   Jul 24, 2008 at 04:09 PM

Robert Novak is feeling a bit glum today. Not, mind you, because of yesterday’s hit-(a pedestrian)-and-(try to)-run accident—“He’s not dead,... More

Media “In the Tank?” — Take 821

By Megan Garber   Jul 24, 2008 at 03:17 PM

Jake Tapper authors the latest episode of the investigative newsmagazine-meets-serial soap opera that is The Media and Obama: Totally in... More

Anbar Awakening, MSM Sleeping

Where are the mainstreamers on McCain’s major mistake?

By Megan Garber   Jul 23, 2008 at 05:06 PM

There are gaffes, and then there are Gaffes. And yesterday, John McCain made a Gaffe. Speaking with Katie Couric about... More

David Carr’s Spud Missiles

By Megan Garber   Jul 23, 2008 at 05:02 PM

Who knew? Starchy root vegetables make brilliant literary devices! Well, apparently, David Carr—Times media reporter and, currently, everyone's favorite rehabilitated... More

John McCain and the Authenticity Trap

Why “let McCain be McCain” doesn’t wash

By Megan Garber   Jul 22, 2008 at 05:32 PM

In an early episode of The West Wing, President Jed Bartlet and his chief of staff, Leo McGarry—struggling with what... More

Amen, Deborah Howell

By Megan Garber   Jul 21, 2008 at 03:53 PM

The WaPo's ombudsman, Deborah Howell, joins the choir pleading for more substance in campaign coverage: My monitoring of political stories... More

The Onion on the “Definitive Obama Puff Piece”

By Megan Garber   Jul 18, 2008 at 04:04 PM

Read all about "Boogyin' With Barack." More

FBN: When Word Games Attack!

By Megan Garber   Jul 18, 2008 at 02:41 PM

From the I'd-be-cringing-in-horror-if-I-weren't-laughing-so-hard department: footage of noted nuance-lover Barack Obama submitting to free-association game-playing while being interviewed about the economy.... More

Wiki-ocracy in America

By Megan Garber   Jul 18, 2008 at 01:13 PM

Wikipedia, aid and scourge of journalists the world over, is considering adding a layer of monitoring to protect the site... More

What’s She Compensating For?

By Megan Garber   Jul 18, 2008 at 12:42 PM

Good news for all you tired, you poor, you huddled bloggers yearning not to work for free: you might be... More